Guild Wars 2

The time ANet screwed up Descent Into Madness and it was doing more damage than intended, they called it an exploit and told players not to use it. How is this different?

A visual flag to mark a duel would be insufficient and would only serve to attract trolls.

I didn’t think the matches could get any more lopsided, but I was wrong. Post 23 Jun 15 patch, worse than ever. /sigh

I thought about Mistrust instead of DE. I’ll have to try it and see.

Feaduin.7603:

For what game mode? Right now condi mesmer is worse off in sPvP than it was pre patch especially compared to the condition output that can be achieved by other classes. If the MtD nerf is ever reverted then that variation seems solid.

WvW roaming and solo sPvP.

I was previously running Chaos Archangel’s Condition Interrupt 0/4/6/0/4.

So far, I’ve come up with:
Dueling: Phantasmal Fury, Blinding Dissipation, Deceptive Evasion
Chaos: Illusionary Defense, Chaotic Transference, Chaotic Interruption
Illusions: Compounding Power, Maim the Disillusioned, Ineptitude

Thoughts?

I can walk up stairs, but if I try to Blink it tells me No valid path to target.

Was condi ever a thing in PvE?

Curunen.8729:

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Only downside is RSI on your heal finger. :p

Just set it for auto attack.

For running with a 15-man guild group in WvW, I’m thinking this: http://dulfy.net/gw2traits#build=AgMD2AKsBNw~

Not sure about my condition interrupt build for roaming & sPvP.

So let me get this straight. For $50 a new player gets GW2 with five character slots and HoT. For the same $50 i get just HoT.

How does ANet expect us to not be furious about this?

Right now, turret Engi’s & D/D Ele’s are the biggest PITA.

Staff & Sc/P
0/4/6/04

Have you thought about a http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-orbweaver or something similar?

Menaka.5092:

We’re not talking about defensive abilities or mechanics, 2500 HP is raw, pure buffer. It allows you to survive one more mistake. And it’s gone. So, you either drop some damage to get back that “buffer” or you learn to make less mistakes.

OTOH, your opponent is losing the Guard Killer stat bonus.

Good riddance I say.

Now I just hope they give a full reset and not just for the last 5 ranks for those two.

For solo roaming, I use Chaos’s Condition Interrupt.

Windwalker.7421:

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Ever hear of a LB taking down a dragon?
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Yes. In the book The Hobbit, Bard killed Smaug with a single arrow and was a hero for it.

OMG! I guess i need to get my second account moved to FA and get a new Mesmer leveled.

How would a Mesmer zerg deal with CC? Stability is not our strong suit.

Quite right, both of you.

Thanks

Zarathustra.1458:

half of it is in built the other half is a minor trait in illusions line.

Illusionist’s Celerity, but that exists now in addition to the attribute increase.

So they’re removing attribute boni from traits, and they’re raising base and equipment attributes to compensate. But what about the Shatter Skill Recharge Rate attribute?

DE, but only if clones stop overwriting phantasms.

Henrik.7560:

You should see my 500-500 games. That is what we call ‘close’.

Three words for you, “random drug testing”.

My first match tonight, the other team barely made 100.

How about both PU Mesmers? Six clones + stealth.

Nyx.7342:

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what exactly is PU memser…is that the condi mez build with scepter or is it something else?
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Prismatic Understanding is a GM trait that grants boons while in stealth.

Time for amateur hour!

I’ve had an ‘on again, off again’ relationship with sPvP. ANet introduced the Courtyard map since I last played sPvP. Here’s a vid from my first time there.

No, Decoy is not necessary. Personally, I consider Blink to be more valuable. If I can have both, great, but it seldom seems to work out that way.

Nice eldenbri. I was most impressed by the fact it looked like you only got blinded once or twice.

Zenos, I don’t have a lot of experience with drakes (only use them to melee the worms in TA), but I don’t recall them having a knockdown.

metabattle.com has a couple of Phantasm dungeons builds.

I used to run WvW and some sPvP using Phantasms, but that was a long time ago. I don’t know if they’re still viable.

For dungeons and PvE, I never had any issues keeping my pet on active. I know that other Rangers complain of their pets running off and aggroing things, but I never had that issue. I’ll be trying passive in WvW for sure.

I was thinking about replacing the hound with a drake all the time, but I think I’d miss the canine CC.

I’ve played some more and taken in some 1v1 and 1v2’s. This build worked well for those and i don’t want to give that up to make camps easier.

I’m working on timing the recall pet. Unlike the swap, the recall can’t be done at the last minute.

Passive mode is a good idea. I’ll have to give that a shot.

Wow MailMail, and I thought I was weird for having two Mesmers.

For dungeons, I run a S/S & S/F phantasm build. I’m not really qualified to say much beyond that.

WvW roaming is where IMHO Mesmers shine.

Every WvW zerg needs a couple Mesmers for Veil and Portal, and they need to be sturdy enough that they don’t die. Beyond that, it can be a struggle to carry your weight.

I’ve roamed for a long time, but always on Mesmer. I started roaming on my Ranger yesterday. I’m a SB addict, so I had to have a build that uses SB. I went with this build: http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Ranger_-_Stealth_Trapper

I was pleasantly surprised how well I’m doing with it already in 1v1 and 1v2.

I guess my prior build had me spoiled. I was running BM with cats in PvE, and my pets had more HP than me.

I hate, hate, HATE those scout NPCs that hit you with blind. On Mesmer and Ele, I focus them down first.

I started WvW on my Ranger tonight using this build:
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Ranger_-_Stealth_Trapper

PvP works OK considering I just started. The issue I’m having is that when flipping camps, my pets just keep dying. Is that just the way it is?

You should always keep a staff in your bag. Some fights just go much easier ranged.

I’m not very far in LS 2 on my Ele, so I’m not sure I’ve made it to Selma yet.

Moderation in all things, grasshopper.

You can’t control what happens overnight or when you’re offline. You do what you can when you’re online and hope for the best.

When running with the zerg, you need big bags and merchant stops. When roaming, I’ve never once had to stop to empty my pack. You might find a guild that will help with siege and upgrade costs, but you’ll need to find something to do to earn gold for yourself.

Zerging is not a Mesmer’s strong suit. Other than Veil and the occasional Portal, we don’t bring much to the table. You might check out the zerg builds over at metabattle (http://metabattle.com/wiki/MetaBattle_Wiki).

I roam on Mesmer and swap out Focus for swiftness. I keep my Focus in the top-right slot in my bag and position my inventory where I can swap, #4 and swap back ASAP. When my Mesmer stows her weapons, it’s time for another Focus #4.

You can check out a number of roaming builds here:
http://metabattle.com/wiki/MetaBattle_Wiki

Skills I’ve pretty much never used:
Mirror

Arcane Thievery
Illusion of Life
Mimic
MoP
pDefender
Sig of Dom
Sig of Mid

I used to run Moa a long, long time ago when I roamed on a phantasm build.

A Massive Headache.1879:

corrupted trahaerne would be too op. Have you seen caledbog? We could never win.

Considering the number of times I’ve had to rez Trahaerne, I don’t think he’d be OP. That being said, I vote No to a corrupted Trahaerne.

I got in tonight.

Thx

I’m no vet, but I’d definitely vote condition for roaming. That’s based on my experience facing condition Necros on my Mesmer.

As the enemy group gets larger, power starts to be a better choice. This is because of group condition removal, which is why power wells is THE Necro zerg build.

Pistol is often recommended over OH sword, with phantasm survivability cited as the reason.

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Also since these are usually phantasm builds, and the phantasms are on the off hands, you don’t really lose anything by not swapping the main hand.

Doggie.3184:

Wish I had useless ascended armor but I never get armor box drops. If you used them to finish the collection you get a free insanely priced exotic to finish that collection, which gets u a karma converter that my 4.5mill karma would enjoy.

Do you WvW? I got both of the Magi pieces this weekend in WvW level up chests. I also have a Rampager piece in my bank that I got in a WvW level up chest a couple weeks ago.

No-go on the MF too.

Thanks

Bummer, so I guess MF is out too?

I have two pieces of Magi Ascended armor. What’s the best use for them, salvage?

I wouldn’t choose cele stats but I got the ring as a drop. I recently spent all my laurels on a dagger skin, so it’ll be a while before I can buy any ascended trinkets.

The only boon I’m really interested in is stability. It’s not important in open ground fighting, but in towers and keeps it’s often important.

I got another ascended armor drop yesterday. Magi stats?!?! OK ANet, you’re just trolling me now, aren’t you?

S/F & S/S, even with PUGs. If the group is really, really bad, I’ll swap in GS.